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THE WILD FIRE THAT IS
BURNING IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL
PARK. THE RIMFIRE HAS GROWN
TO NEARLY 180,000 A., THAT
IS ALMOST 277 SQUARE MILES.
THIS IS MAKING IT THE
LARGEST BUYER EVER IN THE
SIERRA NEVADA. THE FLAMES
ARE NOT 20 PERCENT CONTAINED
AND THAT NUMBER IS UP FROM
15%. CREWS ARE RELYING ON
HEAVY AIR TANKERS TO HELP
STOP THE SPREAD OF THE FIRE.
GOVERNOR JERRY BROWN TOWARDS
SOME OF THE BURNED AREA. HE
EVACUATIONS ARE STILL IN
EFFECT FOR COMMUTERS NEAR
THE FIRE. KRON4 CHARLES
CLIFFORD HAS THE LATEST.
>> TILL STAKE, THIS IS THE
11TH DAY OF THE FIRE. THE
AIR QUALITY HAS BEEN CLEAR
BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN PUSHED
TO THE EAST BUT THE
TEMPERATURES COOL DOWN AND
THE SMOKE, YOU CAN SEE HAS
SETTLED. OVER THE LAST 24
HOURS FIREFIGHTERS HAVE MADE
GOOD PROGRESS. THEY HAVE
ALSO SUFFERED SETBACKS TO
THE NORTHEAST. THEY ALSO SAW
SOME SPOT FIRES WHERE ITS
CROSS THE LINE AND THEY HAD
TO EXTEND THE EVACUATION
ADVISORIES. THEY HAVE KEPT
THE FLAMES FROM REACHING